Eric McClure/ No. 24 Hefty Odor Block Ford Fusion Pre Race Report       

Preview: Eric McClure/ No. 24 Hefty® Odor Block™ Ford
Venue: Richmond International Raceway
Circuit: NASCAR Nationwide Series (Race 9 of 35)
Event: Lipton Tea 250 (250 laps; 187.5 miles)
Primary Sponsor: Hefty® Brand—Lake Forest, IL
Eric McClure/Hefty® Ford Notes of Interest:

* Restrictor Plate Round Up

• Eric McClure and his Rensi-Hamilton Racing team started the Aaron’s 312 in the 35th position and ran competitively throughout the entire event, before being shuffled out of the draft with five laps remaining to finish in the 25th position.
• With this finish, McClure slid to 26th in NASCAR Owner Points.

  * Richmond Fast Facts

• The Emory and Henry College graduate returns to his home state to compete in his 82nd Nationwide Series event and his third at the ¾-mile racing surface.
• In three starts, McClure has a best start of 28th and finish of 29th at RIR.
• The Virginia driver will pilot Chassis # 43; it was last run in Phoenix 2009 where it started 18th and finished 22nd.

  * Up To Speed

• Catch all of the action live on Friday, May 1 beginning at 7:00pm on ESPN 2. MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio will also broadcast the event live.

  * Personal Appearances

• Eric McClure will be making a special appearance and signing autographs at the RIR amphitheater on Thursday, April 30 from 5:001pm – 7:00pm in honor of Victory Junction Camp.

  Eric McClure, driver of the No. 24 Hefty® Ford quotes:

  (After being disappointed with your finish in Talladega last weekend, how do you prepare for this weekend’s race in Richmond?)

  ”You just have to put it behind you and move on to the next. I'm normally a glass-half-empty guy but this team is so positive and rallies behind me to the point that it just rubs off. We've been running so much better the last four races and maybe RIR will give us a finish to reflect that.”